Nordic Walking to Manage Falls and Fear of Falling

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2022
This is a pilot study that aims to test the feasibility and safety of a novel Nordic Walking (NW) activity program for community-dwelling older adults who are at risk of falling or experience fear of falling (FOF). The study also aims to determine the distribution and effect sizes of outcomes to inform future sample size calculations and explore participants\' perspectives of the intervention. Participants will be asked to: * Attend training sessions to learn proper Nordic Walking techniques. * Engage in supervised Nordic Walking sessions for a specified duration and frequency. * Keep a log of their walking activities and any falls or near falls experienced. * Complete questionnaires to assess their fear of falling and overall physical activity levels. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare the intervention group, consisting of older adults participating in the Nordic Walking program, with a control group of older adults who do not receive the intervention. The comparison will be made to determine if Nordic Walking has a significant impact on reducing falls and fear of falling compared to the control group.
Epistemonikos ID: 497e64ebe6751c0d967914a391098d8e075cf134
First added on: May 15, 2024